Reuters editor: Job cuts coming as we shift priorities
Reuters editor in chief Stephen Adler sent out the following email to the staff on Wednesday detailing job cuts in 2015: Recently, many of you have asked me about our 2015 budget plans – and, in particular, whether we will be growing or shrinking next year. With planning nearly final, I now can tell you […]
When a divorce becomes a business story
Reuters correspondent Joshua Schneyer was Reuters was first to report that Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm was ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in a divorce judgment. Here is an excerpt: Q. How did you score this exclusive? A. I got a tip that a new document had just appeared in Oklahoma’s court filing system. […]
Reuters seeks top news editor in Los Angeles
Reuters is seeking a dynamic newsroom leader with excellent news judgment, story ideas and rewrite skills to join the core news editing team for the Americas. You will be running some of the major stories each day, ensuring that they are reported and written to a high standard, and break new ground wherever possible. You […]
Reuters explains its TV project
Reuters has posted a video on Vimeo that explains what the news service hopes to accomplish with the launch of Reuters TV.
Reuters TV aims for consumers
Eric Blattberg of Digiday writes about Reuters TV, which was unveiled Monday night at the company’s Times Square offices. Blattberg writes, “Scheduled to launch in January on iPhone and iPad, Reuters TV aims to generate a relevant viewing experience for each subscriber. An algorithm pulls from a well of videos produced specifically for Reuters TV, […]
Reuters extends word limit on stories to global bureaus
Dayan Candappa, editor of The Americas for Reuters, sent out the following message on Monday: When the Americas rolled out a new approach to managing story length earlier this year, many of you asked when the initiative would go global. The answer is this week. My colleagues Jean Yoon and Richard Mably have told their […]
Reuters.com ends readers comments on news stories
Reuters has decided to stop allowing readers to comment on its stories posted online. A story on its website states, “Much of the well-informed and articulate discussion around news, as well as criticism or praise for stories, has moved to social media and online forums. Those communities offer vibrant conversation and, importantly, are self-policed by […]
Reuters hires reporter in Chicago
Paul Thomasch, the U.S. editor for general news for Reuters, sent out the following announcement on Tuesday: I am pleased to announce that Mark Guarino has joined U.S. General News as a correspondent, based in his hometown of Chicago. Previously a national correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, Mark has covered everything from the Gulf […]
Biz journalists win Front Page Awards
The Newswomen’s Club of New York named Thursday the winners of the 2014 Front Page Awards, and six of them came from business journalism. Jennifer Reingold of Fortune won in the business reporting category for “Squeezing Heinz.” In the wire services categories, Megan Twohey of Reuters won in in-depth reporting for “The Child Exchange” while Janet […]
Reuters seeks reporter to cover China bond and money markets
Reuters Chinese Language News service is looking for a reporter to cover China bond and money market. The successful candidate is required to have solid sources in fixed-income market and well professional knowledge. He or she needs to work closely with a group of reporter, delivering Chinese language news for Thomson Reuters global customer. We […]
